By G Unnikrishnan Chennai, February 27 Tilak Varma backed India to stick to their aggressive template in the ongoing T20 World Cup, even if they lose early wickets, saying it instills fear in opposition bowlers.Indian batters fired in unison to post an imposing 256 for four against Zimbabwe in a must-win Super 8 match here […]
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Aligarh/Noida, February 27 Indian cricketer Rinku Singh’s father, Khanchand Singh, passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida early Friday after a prolonged illness, family sources and hospital officials said. Dr. Sunil Kumar, spokesperson of Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida, where the cricketer’s father was admitted, said Khanchand Singh was battling advanced-stage liver cancer. “His […]
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Colombo, February 26 Fitness and form were not the only areas in which Sri Lanka failed, said captain Dasun Shanaka as he also blamed the “negative environment created outside” for his team’s ouster from the T20 World Cup and oddly urged the government to protect the players from criticism. Shanaka apologised to his country for […]
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Colombo, February 26 Mitchell Santner is a protective shield around his teammates and finds a way to make them feel bigger in stature, New Zealand opener Rachin Ravindra said in effusive praise of his captain after the Black Caps beat Sri Lanka by 61 runs to enter the T20 World Cup semifinals here. While Ravindra […]
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Hobart, February 26 Outplayed in the series-opener, reigning world champions India would aim for an improved batting effort in the second women’s ODI against Australia to keep the three-match rubber alive here on Friday. Having won the T20 series 2-1, a below-par India started the ODI contests on a disappointing note, losing by six wickets […]
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Prague, February 26World champion D Gukesh survived some anxious moments in the early middle game before finally drawing with Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the first round of the masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival here.The Berlin defense that went wrong for white could be a perfect heading for the […]
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By G Unnikrishnan Chennai, February 25 India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak backed out-of-form opener Abhishek Sharma to regain his rhythm but did not rule out a tactical rejigging of the top-order, including playing Sanju Samson, in the must-win T20 World Cup Super 8 match against Zimbabwe here on Thursday. Coming into the ICC showpiece in […]
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Prague, February 25 World Champion D Gukesh has categorically stated that the problems around cheating in chess are made to be bigger than their existence.Speaking during a press conference for the Prague International festival, Gukesh said he did not support Vladimir Kramnik, a former world champion who has been infamously levelling charges against quite a […]
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By G Unnikrishnan Chennai, February 25 Bogged down by top-order brittleness and under pressure after a heavy loss, defending champions India would need every ounce of resilience they can muster when they take on a tricky Zimbabwe in their second Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Winning this contest by […]
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By Amanpreet SinghAhmedabad, February 25 The West Indies’ big-hitting ability will face a stern test from South Africa when the two unbeaten teams square off in a Super 8 clash of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday, looking to tighten their grip on a semifinal spot. South Africa come into the contest after a […]
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